Throne Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 880 m (2,890 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell (3,363 m)[2] |
Isolation | 5.02 km (3.12 mi)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°39′47″N 118°08′21″W / 52.66306°N 118.13917°W[4] |
Geography | |
Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | South Jasper Ranges Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926[1] |
Throne Mountain is a prominent 3,120-metre (10,236 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the South Jasper Ranges of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the town of Jasper, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Tonquin Valley. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Edith Cavell, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) to the east, and Franchère Peak lies 7.0 km (4.3 mi) to the northeast. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods, that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]